Shloka 3

पापात्म-धर्मात्म-लक्षणम् तथा निर्वेदेन मोक्षमार्गः | Marks of the Sinful and the Righteous; Dispassion (Nirveda) as a Path to Liberation

Devanagari script

चिरकारिक भद्रं ते भद्रं ते चिरकारिक । चिरकारी हि मेधावी नापराध्यति कर्मसु

Transliteration

cirakārika bhadraṁ te bhadraṁ te cirakārika | cirakārī hi medhāvī nāparādhyati karmasu ||

Translation

“ਚਿਰਕਾਰੀ! ਤੇਰਾ ਭਲਾ ਹੋਵੇ—ਭਲਾ ਹੋਵੇ, ਚਿਰਕਾਰੀ। ਚਿਰਕਾਰੀ ਸੱਚਮੁੱਚ ਮੈਧਾਵੀ ਹੈ; ਕਰਤੱਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਨਿਭਾਉ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਹ ਕਦੇ ਦੋਸ਼ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦਾ।” —ਇਉਂ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਨੇ ਚਿਰਕਾਰੀ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ੰਸਾ ਕਰਦਿਆਂ ਕਿਹਾ।

Word by Word

• चिरकारिक: O Cirakārin (one who acts after long deliberation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिरकारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भद्रम्: welfare, auspiciousness
• भद्रम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• भद्रम्: welfare, auspiciousness
• भद्रम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• चिरकारिक: O Cirakārin
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिरकारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• चिरकारी: Cirakārin
• चिरकारी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिरकारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed, for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• मेधावी: intelligent, wise
• मेधावी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेधाविन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अपराध्यति: commits a fault/offends
• Type: Verb
• Root: अपराध्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कर्मसु: in actions/duties
• कर्मसु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Cirakārika (Cirakārī)
• Cirakārika's father (unnamed in this verse)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Wisdom is shown by deliberation and restraint: a person who acts thoughtfully and fulfills duties carefully is less likely to commit ethical error. The verse praises measured action as a safeguard for dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma quotes a father’s words praising his son Cirakārika/Cirakārī. The father blesses him and commends him as intelligent and reliable in performing duties without fault, presenting him as an exemplar of prudent conduct.